How & when do you take your daily pill?

[treadstone]

Just curious how everyone takes their daily dose of finasteride. Morning? Night? With a host of other supplements? W/ food? Empty stomach?

 

[Obsidian]

I usually take it after dinner after 9 in the evening but no later than 11.

 

[Francois]

The morning, usually around 10 during the summer.

 

[Lucky_UK]

After my evening meal, usually around 8-9pm

 

[Nathaniel]

Early morning after breakfast.

 

[icdalite]

Started off taking finasteride after dinner at around 9.00 p.m. However, almost a month ago I changed it to taking it between 6.00- 9.00 a.m after I read Dr Rassman's reply on balding blog on the same subject and in his opinion taking it in the morning is most effective as the level of hormones is high early morning.

Also, I chew the tablet now, before I wud take it with water.

 

[medmax84]

Well I just took it for the first time, but since my evening schedule varies immensely and I generally get up between 7-9 AM every morning, I figured I'd just take it with breakfast to slow the absorption (minorly) and to assure I always take it around the same time.

Here's hoping for a minimal shed and that the sides don't make me look like this everytime I want to get an erection :freak:

:woot:

 

[medmax84]

Started off taking finasteride after dinner at around 9.00 p.m. However, almost a month ago I changed it to taking it between 6.00- 9.00 a.m after I read Dr Rassman's reply on balding blog on the same subject and in his opinion taking it in the morning is most effective as the level of hormones is high early morning.

Also, I chew the tablet now, before I wud take it with water.

Maybe we should have a forum here just to offer our thoughts on his blog...?? How 'bout it mods?

Dr Rassman is probably one of the best sources on the web for all things hairloss-related.

Til that happens, I think I'll just start a new thread.

Click here:
http://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=47533

 

[treeshrew]

every day at 12 noon - that way i dont mess it up when i get up late after being out to bars the night before.

 

[Epiphany]

As soon as I've woken up. Yes, finasteride is the first thing I think of each day

 

[dr_jekyll]

I take mine in the morning, usually about 7:45am and definitely before 9:00. I take my MSM, Vit C, Fish Oils and finasteride altogether with my cup of tea and breakfast

 

[ginger-uk]

I take mine last thing at night before I go to sleep. Am I doing something wrong by doing that? Also surely there is no difference between chewing and swallowing the tablet?

 

[Hans Gruber]

between 2-4am everyday

 

[treadstone]

4am? Holy crap dude

 

[Hans Gruber]

4am? Holy crap dude

lol i dont go to bed til about 6 most mornings,i have ridiculous work times and havent had a 'normal' schedule for about 4 years.


gonna have to try and sort that out though ,gonna get married and have kids hopefully within next 2 years,which means i'll only be up listening to crying babies all night anyway :woot:

 

[Obsidian]

I take mine last thing at night before I go to sleep. Am I doing something wrong by doing that? Also surely there is no difference between chewing and swallowing the tablet?

I have rread that taking it in the morning when your test. levels are high are better but I don't think it would make that much of a difference or would it?

 

[treadstone]

I have rread that taking it in the morning when your test. levels are high are better but I don't think it would make that much of a difference or would it?

It won't make a difference once you reach your steady-state after taking it for a few weeks.

 

[ali777]

4am? Holy crap dude

lol i dont go to bed til about 6 most mornings,i have ridiculous work times and havent had a 'normal' schedule for about 4 years.


gonna have to try and sort that out though ,gonna get married and have kids hopefully within next 2 years,which means i'll only be up listening to crying babies all night anyway :woot:

it's good to know I am not the only one.... I go to bed between 3 and 6 am, mostly after 4am.

I enjoy the quietness of the night but I hate the loneliness of it as well... I'm kinda in love and hate relationship with my timetable.

 

[Bryan]

Also surely there is no difference between chewing and swallowing the tablet?

Probably not, but why take any chance at all? I've previously related a true story about my mother, who noticed once that some prescription blood-pressure pills had passed all the way through her, intact. Considering that Propecia and Proscar tablets also have a special coating on the surface to help prevent absorption from casual contact during handling, why even take a chance that something might go wrong, and that maybe the same thing could happen to YOU? I suggest that ALL vitamin and mineral supplements and all prescription medications be chewed-up prior to swallowing, UNLESS (and this is very important) they are specifically designed to be "time-release" medications or supplements.

 

[Bryan]

I have rread that taking it in the morning when your test. levels are high are better but I don't think it would make that much of a difference or would it?

It won't make a difference once you reach your steady-state after taking it for a few weeks.

Steady-state of WHAT?